Meribel,
France

Ski Holidays in Méribel, France

Méribel lies in the very centre of the Three Valleys, the most popular French ski area and ski holiday destination in the world and with good reason. It is arguably one of France's most attractive ski resorts. A Méribel skiing holiday will give you the opportunity to explore the 375 miles of totally linked piste the Three Valleys has to offer; linking Meribel to the ski resorts of Courchevel and Val Thorens.

The lift system is ultra modern (queues are almost unknown here), there is ample skiing in Méribel for all abilities including endless off piste possibilities.

There is excellent skiing to be had in the Courchevel area or over the hill in the Belleville valley. The best r...read full

In Meribel Rond Point bar has some great afternoon apres ski. Cactus bar is also very easy to get to as you walk...read full

Méribel Ski Resort Areas:

Méribel consists of several different areas, all of which have access to the Méribel skiing area, but will offer a different experience during a Méribel ski holiday, France.

Méribel Les Allues is the main town, normally just referred to as Méribel and a popular choice for a Méribel skiing holiday. Approximately 2 miles out of town is Meribel Village. Developed only a few years ago, this village is very small and up market with luxury apartments and Méribel ski chalets, served by its own chairlift to Meribel Altiport.

Méribel le Raffort is another village also just out of town, with one restaurant and a gondola connection to the main ski resort. Raffort is mainly privately run chalets that usually have their own minibus service.

Meribel -Mottaret, usually just called Mottaret is a satellite resort higher up the mountain. It appeals more to the serious skier and with a good choice of ski in, ski out accomodation. A good choice for very early or late season Méribel skiing holiday. It has a very good choice of restaurants and several bars and is a resort that offers something for everyone!

Skiing in Meribel

Beginners. Méribel Altiport area is perfect for learning with new protected areas. Mottaret also has a small protected tow lift for beginners skiing in Meribel.

Intermediates

Skiing in Méribel and the 3 Valleys is the perfect for intermediates. Take a 3-valley pass and go exploring.

Advanced

You have several excellent mogul fields plus the famous couloirs in Courchevel and Mont Vallon in Meribel which is a fantastically long and challenging piste with guaranteed snow. Off piste is excellent and we would advise you to take a specialist mountain guide to make the most of it.

Snowboarders

Apart from endless off piste you have two excellent snow parks. One in Méribel and one in Mottaret. Plus more in Les Menuires and Courchevel.

A six day lift pass includes a days skiing in Val d'Isere and Tignes, which are an hour and half away by car or La Plagne or Les Arcs which are an hour away. The ski season in Meribel runs through December, January, February, March and April.

Review
15/03/2008

There is excellent skiing to be had in the Courchevel area or over the hill in the Belleville valley. The best run in Meribel is the Combe du Vallon. Pop over the mountain and enjoy the near empty pistes above St Martin, or the great snow in Val Thorens.

Review
13/11/2005

In Meribel Rond Point bar has some great afternoon apres ski. Cactus bar is also very easy to get to as you walk off the slopes and it is right there, it is very popular for lunch and also after the days skiing. Dicks Bar is great night club.

Review
24/12/2005

Went to Meribel in Feb 2005. Very impressive lift & chair-lift system, and minimal waiting times at lift stations. Lots of blue & red slopes for those who are pretty confident, but not really a place for the beginner as some slopes quite steep. You can ski to Courchevel 1850 which is fun. Apres ski great, & half an hour on the slopes in the morning clears the hangovers away!! Have a great time.

Review
11/03/2006

Underselling itself with the name Three Valleys, Meribel sits happily in the middle of around five skiable valleys, linking up with Courcheval and Val Thorens. This massive area provides a variety of outstanding off and on-piste experiences. Meribel is exactly as you’d want an Alpine village to look, but without the top-end price tag of some of it's neighbours. As one of the best après-ski bars you're ever likely to see, you must visit Rond-Point as you chase the sun off the mountain. This fantastic venue serves as a good indication of the quality of nightlife in this friendly village.

Review
25/04/2008

The Skiing is superb especially in the Mont Vallon and Val Thorens areas. We had Good lifts and no queues on our trip during April 2008. Rond Point is excellent for an end of day's ski.

Review
26/03/2009

Meribel is one of the most attractive resorts right in the middle of the 3 valleys. It is the livliest of the three valleys. It is very family friendly with a relaxed and fun atmosphere. It is an excellent all round resort that offers something for everyone!

Review
21/11/2009

We had two holidays last year in Meribel and really enjoyed ourselves immensely. The skiing is a perfect 10 and can't be added to by simple comment; there is so much of it out there! Both times we became regulars at Jacks Bar and Evolution; both bars made us feel really welcome (they recognised us from our first visit). They held some fantastic evenings of entertainment also, combined with the Altitude festival. Eating out was generally expensive, Refuge, Evolution and Fromagare were the definitely the best value.

we love it!
30/11/2010

Meribel is so friendly and welcoming; we can't wait to go back. The skiing is immaculately well maintained and hassle free and there are some great mountain restaurants if you look around (sorry can't remember their names!) For the best pizzas go to the refuge! The best crepes the creperie on the main street, the best Vin Chaud go to Evolution (internet too) and best party is in Jacks next door! The only drawback is that the shops are a bit samey, I know its a ski resort, but surely there's room for other shops too! Thanks

Skiing/Snowboarding:
4/5Apres Ski:
5/5

abi smith

11/04/2011

I was a little aprehensive about the resort of Meribel. Our chalet was 500m from the centre of the resort and 300m from a bus stop so I was worried about walking with all the ski gear. However I was pleasantly surprised - the bus system was very efficient and took us into the middle of the resort, so it was very easy.
The ski area is huge, in a week an advanced skier cannot do all the runs of the three valleys area. The snow quality was good and the slopes are well groomed.
I would definately go back.

Skiing/Snowboarding:
5/5Apres Ski:
4/5

Fran

20/04/2011

There is a reason people flock to Meribel and return year after year. Firstly, the skiing area is well maintained and massive. In addition, the resort is lively and has apres-ski to suit everyone.
At the heart of Les Trois Vallees, access to resorts higher up ensure that even towards the end of the season, great skiing can be reached from Meribel.
Disadvantages worth noting are that it is not an ideal place for beginners, and can get very crowded at times, especially in the holidays.
Overall though, it is one of the best places I've ever skied.

Skiing/Snowboarding:
5/5Apres Ski:
4/5

Nicky Pear

Parks, parks and more parks
21/11/2012

Meribel sits in the heart of the Three Valleys. I spent 4 seasons there and go back on holiday there every year.
For anyone into their freestyle ski or snowboarding this is the place to go to. Meribel itself is now host to one of Europe's top snowboard parks, the DC Area 43 Park. If that's not enough you have the Moonpark in Meribel, Val Thorens Park, Les Menuires Park, Rail Park in Courchevel and beginner park in Courchevel. Amazing!
The apres and nightlife in Meribel is great. It begins with dancing on the tables with Toffee Vodka at the Rond Point carries on with crowd surfing to live Music in Le Pub and ends for those that are still standing with a late night boogy in Dicks Tea Bar.
I highly recommend this resort to anyone!

Skiing/Snowboarding:
5/5Apres Ski:
5/5

Hans Richter

Lovely sunny deck
21/03/2013

The recent refurb on this chalet puts it ahead of its neighbours Les Arolles Bleu and Pheobe. Great minibus service to and from the slopes. Easy 10 min walk to town for apr&amp;#233;s dinner. Use the supplier rental delivery service — they also pick up so you just leave your kit in the Ski room when you depart. The French TV in the lounge showed all the 6 Nations matches.
Top tip
Room 3 is the largest but rooms 5 and 6 have very cool skylights in the bathrooms. Go for 5 as 6 is above the lounge and can hear noise.

Apres Ski:
3/5

Mr Adam Johnson

The best skiing in the 3 Valleys is in Méribel
21/03/2013

I usually like livelier resorts than M&#233;ribel, but now it has a pretty cool Folie Douce and the Rond point offers a good deck for sunny apr&#233;s action. Each day I watched as the crowds jumped on the Tournettes 1 or the Saulire Express and raced off to the 2 neighbouring Vallees of St Bon (Courchevel) or Belleville (Val Thorens) which suited me just fine because I found the best off-piste was on the North Facing slopes between Tournettes 2 and the Platieres lifts in the M&#233;ribel Valley. I did loop after loop in the deep untouched and then heard stories back at my chalet about how it was sooo cold at the top of VT. Well, don't go there!
Top tip. Chez Kiki is not just a cracking Steak House for your Chalet Host night off but it has a pub downstairs favoured by the Seasonaires. It has the cheapest beer jugs in M&#233;ribel. If you have the energy on Monday night go from Kiki to Les Petit Onions for the best live band night of the week. Your chalet hosts will probably be there.

Skiing/Snowboarding:
5/5Apres Ski:
4/5

Mr Adam Johnson

Amazing views...
21/03/2013

A great chalet, recently refurbished, modern and stylish inside.
The staff were fantastic with great food and something different every night. The one night the chalet staff had off they booked a restaurant for us, fondue all the way :-)
Location not a problem, a driver picked us up from the chalet and took us to the slopes. Coming back the driver picked us up from apres drinks at the 'Meribar'.
Room was peaceful and quite even though the rest of our group were having fun in the living area.
Recommend this place for a good base for your hols.

Apres Ski:
5/5

Mr Adrian Scott

Best of the bunch in the 3 Valleys......
21/03/2013

I've always stayed away from Meribel in the past as i thought it was too high brow for me but i loved it.
Great atmosphere in the Rond Point, plenty of affordable bars, food and many shops selling ski gear, selling cheese and dried meats. The restaurant we went to had fondue which was tasty, great staff and wasn't extortionate.
On the ski side, Meribel you have the best of both worlds.
Easy access to Val Thorens for high altitude skiing and relaxing motorway skiing through the trees in the Meribel valley. We found loads of powder without hiking too far.... lift network is fantastic, few queues and speedy lifts.
Couloirs in Courchevel are worth a peek.

Skiing/Snowboarding:
5/5Apres Ski:
5/5

Mr Adrian Scott

meribel 3 vallees
03/12/2014

get a 3 valley lift pass !try the run down to la tania a nice blue la foliere at the bottom try out the food at le pub on the other side over at st martin try jerusalem i think its a red but its so wide nice and easy a real confidence booster a slightly more difficult one is mount vallon but once again its a very wide piste so you can take as long as you want to get down. The runs on the val thorn side do get very cut up though late in the afternoon on the way back to meribel The pistes in corcheval seem to be groomed a lot better than those in meribel for some reason nice corduroy. back in meribel there are a couple of free (yes free) chair lifts and you can do a run called la lapin by the altiport down to meribel village then get the free bus back up to the morel chair lift and do it again if you wish. we did it last year a half day skiing for free a good way to get your ski legs back! check out the folio duce in meribel you won,t have to look far you,ll here it first [we got caught in a white out and all we could suddenly hear was boom boom boom headed towards it and found it!!! we,re heading back to the three vallees again for the 5th time in 3 years and we,ve still loads more of runs to do especially on the val thoren side we want to try to get to orrelle side of val thorn a 4th valley so this is a completely unbiased report even though i work meribel tourist board[oh my god what a give away] seriously though this is a great resort not the best in the world maybe but great resort!!

Skiing/Snowboarding:
5/5Apres Ski:
4/5

Thomas Towers

Good - But
05/01/2015

Travel ! Ugh ! We went out over New Year and were caught up in the travel debacle ! Both ways. We were 'lucky' in the we only spent 12 hours on a bus for a 2 1/2 hour transfer. Geneva to Meribel. Many spent the night out, some two ! We got to resort at midnight mostly thanks to a brilliant coach driver that took us off through the lanes and villages to by pass the mega jam on the main roads. Airports such as Geneva and Chambray are just not fit for purpose. Totally overwhelmed with ridiculous queues. We will not be flying out next time ! There are other ways.
Up side we got the snow just in time for New Year so Meribel was white and skiing pretty good but icy towards the end. Hotel Grangette is ideal for ski slope access and apr&#232;s ski with views over the area and an easy walk. Almost ski to door ! With all the benefits of being 'in town' so close to all facilities. Hotel staff were great. Very helpful, knowledgeable, pleasant, happy and efficient. Food and service good. The building needs attention though. Our bath room had mould on the ceiling and fan did not work. In excusable at this point in the season ! Boot / ski room very tired and shabby and locks worn out ! Again inexcusable at this time of the season. Should have been sorted out. Spoilt an otherwise good stay.

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